Australia vs New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
Australia
80.66 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand
70.96 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
3rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 80.66 kg per person against 70.96 kg per person in New Zealand, a difference of 9.7 kg per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.33 kg per person | 2.26 kg per person | 5.07 kg per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 12.91 kg per person | 6.55 kg per person | 6.35 kg per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 20.71 kg per person | 8.82 kg per person | 11.89 kg per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 38.35 kg per person | 32.58 kg per person | 5.76 kg per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 46.21 kg per person | 74.5 kg per person | 28.28 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 54.16 kg per person | 87.85 kg per person | 33.69 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 76.3 kg per person | 83.25 kg per person | 6.95 kg per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 80.66 kg per person against 70.96 kg per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Australia and New Zealand?
- 9.7 kg per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.